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Black Lightning
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Black Sands
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Black Holes and Revelations
Carries a strong pull into film through after-hours and longing.
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Black Skin, White Masks
Carries a strong pull into film through identity and South Asia.
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Black Girl
Carries a strong pull into music through after-hours and longing.

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Black Mirror
Carries a strong pull into music through power and Southern Europe.
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Television · Strong bridge
Black Mirror
2010s
Technology and its consequences. Anthology horror for the smartphone age.

Music · Strong bridge
Black Messiah
2010s
Neo-soul's most anticipated return. Funk, protest, and groove as spiritual practice.
Anime · Strong bridge
Black Lagoon
2000s
Salaryman Rokurou Okajima spends his days trying to climb his company's corporate ladder, until one day when a business negotiation in Thailand goes awry. During the botched deal, he falls hostage to the Lagoon Company—a band of ruthless pirate mercenaries. Left to the whims of his captors after his managers refuse...

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Black Skin, White Masks
1950s
The psychology of colonialism and racial identity. How racism shapes consciousness itself.
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Television 2010s
Black Sails
A Treasure Island prequel set in pirate Nassau. Surprisingly literary adventure drama.
Music 2010s
Black Sands
Black Sands is the fourth studio album by English producer Bonobo. It was released on 29 March 2010.
Film 1960s
Black Girl
A young Senegalese woman works as a maid in France. Colonialism, identity, and dehumanization.
Television 2010s
Black Earth Rising
Black Earth Rising is a 2018 television series from United Kingdom, shaped by Hugo Blick. It helps the serial catalog read as a real field of seasons, institutions, and recurring pressure. Rooted in United Kingdom. Engages with nature, surveillance. In the index for the quality of its sustained storytelling.
Music 2000s
Black Holes and Revelations
Black Holes and Revelations is a 2006 album associated with Muse and Helium 3. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.
Film 1990s
Black Cat, White Cat
Black Cat, White Cat is a 1998 film from France, Germany, and Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, associated with Emir Kusturica. It keeps a wider cinema field of scale, memory, and regional contrast in view without reducing the title to a b...